2006-11-09 05:16:23 · 11 answers · asked by BO BOO 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
boogers.
2006-11-09 05:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by mystery guy 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Boogers also known in medical terminology is called mucous membrane which Boogers" are made of mucus. Mucus is made by mucus membranes. Your body has mucus membranes in all sorts of places: The stomach, intestines, nose, lungs, eyes, mouth, and the urinary tract all contain mucus membranes that secrete mucus.
Mucus contains mostly water and mucin (during a sinus or lung infection, it also contains dead white blood cells that have been working on the infection
Mucin is a branched polysaccharides. If you have read How Food Works, then you know about saccharides -- they are sugar chains. Starch, for example, is a polysaccharide. As you've probably noticed, if you mix corn starch or flour with water, you get a sticky substance. Mucin is doing the same thing. Mucus is essentially a thin paste made of mucin and water.
2006-11-09 09:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by densitryq 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
boogers are made out of the dust that you breathe in and are sticky cuz of the mucus membranes at the top of your nose (aka brain slime) that keeps too much from entering your body. but ur not looking for a serious answer anyway
2016-05-22 00:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boogers are dried mucus - and mucus is:
The viscous, slippery secretions of the mucous membranes and glands containing mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts and exfoliated cells.
So - probably the defnition above - minus the water.
2006-11-09 05:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by liddabet 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the mucus from our sinus plus the dusts that is filtered by the nose
MUCUS plus DUSTS equals BOOGER!!
2006-11-09 21:51:23 · answer #5 · answered by jayveelim1323 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mucus (slippery goo made up of antiseptic enzymes and immunoglobulins) and the stuff you breath in (dust, germs, potato chip crumbs, poo bits, marijuana...yup just about anything).
2006-11-09 05:37:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is made up of mucins and inorganic salts suspended in water. It gets rid of diseases and dust particles.
2006-11-09 05:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by lewa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dry mucus + stuck particles from the air
2006-11-09 05:19:34 · answer #8 · answered by naike_10021980 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
mucus.
2006-11-09 05:39:34 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hardened snot
2006-11-09 05:20:18 · answer #10 · answered by al f 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋